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What is primitive and intensive farming ​

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What is primitive and intensive farming ?

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Primitive Farming

$\longrightarrow$ Primitive farming is the oldest form of agriculture and still prevalent in some areas of the world. ... This type of farming is done on self-sufficient basis and farmers grow food only for themselves and their families. Some small surpluses may be either exchanged by barter or sold for cash.

Intensive Farming

$\longrightarrow$ Intensive farming practices include growing high-yield crops, using fertilisers and pesticides and keeping animals indoors. ... Organic farming bans chemical inputs and has a less harmful effect on the environment but often produces less, more expensive food.

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☯︎Pʀɪᴍɪᴛɪᴠᴇ Fᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ:-

➪It is practised on small patches of land with the help of primitive tools. This type of farming depends upon the monsoons and natural fertility of the soil. It is also called 'slash and burn' agriculture.

• ✈︎1. It is practised on small patches of land. 
• ❥︎2. Primitive tools like hoe, dao and digging sticks, and family community labour are used. 
• ✈︎3. In this type of farming, farmers depend on the monsoons and natural fertility of the soil. 
• ❥︎4. Land productivity in this type of agriculture is low. 

☯︎Iɴᴛᴇɴsɪᴠᴇ Fᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ:-

➪A type of agricultural production system that uses high inputs of fertilizer, pesticides, labour and capital in relation to the size of the land area being farmed.

• ✈︎I. It is practised on bigger land holdings. 
• ❥︎2. Modern inputs like HYV seeds, chemical fertilisers, insecticides, etc., to obtain higher productivity are used. 
• ✈︎3. In intensive subsistence, irrigation facilities like tubewells and canal irrigation is used. 
• ❥︎4. Land productivity is high as it is meant for commercial purposes.